As long-term and diversified investors, pension funds are exposed to a variety of financially material climate-related risks and opportunities. In addition to physical risks such as extreme weather events and long-term climate system changes, pension funds also face...

Earlier in the month we were excited to launch our second AODP survey in 2018, shining our spotlight on the largest global public pension funds. We assessed pension funds representing over $11 trillion in assets under management (AUM), holding immense power, influence...

Behind 2014 and 2012, 2017 was the third-warmest year recorded since 1894. The trend of global warming has coincided with a torrent of weather-related disasters, and 2017 was no exception. Across the planet, droughts, floods, raging forest fires, and hurricanes...

Climate catastrophe losses have been a feature of the insurance industry for years – the Hiscox results this week were a timely reminder that these events have real implications for earnings, profits and business strategy. Climate events made sure 2017 was an...

Christiana Figueres, the former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, is fond of reminding investors that global carbon emissions must peak in 2020 and bend steadily downwards thereafter. It’s a daunting proposition but the investment...